Air passengers carried — all countries

Air passengers carried — Malaysia

Air passengers carried in Malaysia in 2023 — 46,698,381 people. Ranked 24 in the world out of 149. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 6,135.6%.

2023 46.7M people +66.74% vs 2022
World rank 24of 149
Period maximum 63.62M people2019
Period minimum 748,900 people1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · people

Air passengers carried — Malaysia, 1970–2023020M40M60M80M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 748,900 people1971: 875,100 people1972: 1,015,600 people1973: 1,864,400 people1974: 2,331,900 people1975: 2,503,600 people1976: 2,671,000 people1977: 2,864,700 people1978: 3,096,000 people1979: 3,489,500 people1980: 4,516,400 people1981: 5,347,700 people1982: 5,241,700 people1983: 5,360,900 people1984: 5,685,400 people1985: 5,687,000 people1986: 6,310,500 people1987: 7,396,100 people1988: 7,683,600 people1989: 8,694,600 people1990: 10,241,500 people1991: 11,837,400 people1992: 12,756,900 people1993: 13,101,300 people1994: 14,249,800 people1995: 15,417,800 people1996: 15,117,600 people1997: 15,591,600 people1998: 13,654,400 people1999: 14,984,600 people2000: 16,560,793 people2001: 16,107,156 people2002: 16,281,275 people2003: 16,704,600 people2004: 19,226,564 people2005: 20,369,086 people2006: 17,833,364 people2007: 21,325,754 people2008: 22,420,870 people2009: 23,766,316 people2010: 34,239,014 people2011: 38,218,609 people2012: 39,165,195 people2013: 47,995,842 people2014: 49,673,884 people2015: 50,345,820 people2016: 53,817,353 people2017: 58,711,937 people2018: 60,481,772 people2019: 63,623,130 people2020: 15,893,988 people2021: 4,965,361 people2022: 28,006,856 people2023: 46,698,381 people
Change over the period: +45.95M (+6,135.6%) Average annual rate: 8.11 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 46.7M people
World 4.27B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.28B people
South-Eastern Asia computed 346M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.26B people
Air passengers carried — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 46.7M +18.69M +66.74%
2022 28.01M +23.04M +464.04%
2021 4.97M −10.93M −68.76%
2020 15.89M −47.73M −75.02%
2019 63.62M +3.14M +5.19%
2018 60.48M +1.77M +3.01%
2017 58.71M +4.89M +9.09%
2016 53.82M +3.47M +6.9%
2015 50.35M +671,936 +1.35%
2014 49.67M +1.68M +3.5%
2013 48M +8.83M +22.55%
2012 39.17M +946,586 +2.48%
2011 38.22M +3.98M +11.62%
2010 34.24M +10.47M +44.07%
2009 23.77M +1.35M +6%
2008 22.42M +1.1M +5.14%
2007 21.33M +3.49M +19.58%
2006 17.83M −2.54M −12.45%
2005 20.37M +1.14M +5.94%
2004 19.23M +2.52M +15.1%
2003 16.7M +423,325 +2.6%
2002 16.28M +174,119 +1.08%
2001 16.11M −453,637 −2.74%
2000 16.56M +1.58M +10.52%
1999 14.98M +1.33M +9.74%
1998 13.65M −1.94M −12.42%
1997 15.59M +474,000 +3.14%
1996 15.12M −300,200 −1.95%
1995 15.42M +1.17M +8.2%
1994 14.25M +1.15M +8.77%
1993 13.1M +344,400 +2.7%
1992 12.76M +919,500 +7.77%
1991 11.84M +1.6M +15.58%
1990 10.24M +1.55M +17.79%
1989 8.69M +1.01M +13.16%
1988 7.68M +287,500 +3.89%
1987 7.4M +1.09M +17.2%
1986 6.31M +623,500 +10.96%
1985 5.69M +1,600 +0.03%
1984 5.69M +324,500 +6.05%
1983 5.36M +119,200 +2.27%
1982 5.24M −106,000 −1.98%
1981 5.35M +831,300 +18.41%
1980 4.52M +1.03M +29.43%
1979 3.49M +393,500 +12.71%
1978 3.1M +231,300 +8.07%
1977 2.86M +193,700 +7.25%
1976 2.67M +167,400 +6.69%
1975 2.5M +171,700 +7.36%
1974 2.33M +467,500 +25.08%
1973 1.86M +848,800 +83.58%
1972 1.02M +140,500 +16.06%
1971 875,100 +126,200 +16.85%
1970 748,900

About the indicator

The number of passengers carried by airlines registered in the country on domestic and international flights over the year. The indicator refers to the carrier, not to airports: a country with a large transit hub but a small national carrier looks more modest here than it does by airport traffic.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.